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Reputational security: Israel's strategic asset in free fall - opinion

BY JOANNA LANDAU — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Just as a state defends its borders, its cyber infrastructure and its economic assets, it must cultivate, promote, and defend the various components of its reputation.

Trump isn’t fed up with Bibi, he’s angry about what he was sold - comment

BY ZVIKA KLEIN — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:14:00 GMT

Kushner and Witkoff don’t trust Bibi. But they aren’t the president, and Bibi knows it, which is why every meeting becomes an attempt to convince an audience of one over the heads of his advisers.

The end of the Turkish republic - opinion

BY ANTHONY AVICE DU BUISSON — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Former PM Naftali Bennett: Turkey is the new Iran and poses a growing threat to both Israel and the region’s stability.

The third road: Albania and the end of the resource colony - opinion

BY BELLA BARDA-BAREKET — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

The world is, for the first time in its history, willing to pay for what Albania has.

Lebanon peace talks expose a widening rift between Europe, the region - opinion

BY GOL KALEV — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Iran war and Lebanon talks highlight new alliances that are reshaping the Middle East landscape.

Israel’s future belongs to its builders, not its hooligans - opinion

BY GIL TROY — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Israel’s hooligans may grab attention, but its soldiers, parents, and builders are shaping the nation’s future.

Israel can contain Hamas without reoccupying all of Gaza - opinion

BY EFRAIM INBAR — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Reoccupying Gaza would bring heavy costs, while a divided Strip may better serve Israel's interests.

Immunity is not impunity: Gotliv case tests Israel’s democratic protections - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:57:23 GMT

The Gotliv debate underscores a simple truth for Israeli democracy: immunity safeguards debate, but it cannot eliminate legal responsibility.

Beyond the Headlines: What is your mission in the world? - opinion

BY SIVAN RAHAV MEIR — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:16:46 GMT

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

The repricing of Iran: Why the Persian Gulf’s economic future runs through Tehran - opinion

BY SAEED GHASSEMINEJAD AND AMIR REZA OVEISSI — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Dubai became a genuine destination for vacationers as well as for professionals making decisions about where to plan their lives. Saudi Arabia embarked on its own lofty ambitions with Vision 2030.

The battle over deterrence may shape Israel’s future security - opinion

BY YONI MICHANIE — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

As Iran tests Israel’s red lines, the real battle may be over the credibility of Israeli deterrence.

Syria's Alawites should embrace 'Zionism,' Israel amid Bundism's failure - opinion

BY MOSHE SHELEST — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Alawite “Zionism”: A movement of collective self-preservation, self-defense, and cultural revival. Alawite “Bundism”: A movement to embrace assimilation into pan-Arabism.

Armies to markets: The changed nature of power - opinion

BY SALEM ALKETBI — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

A new stage of global competition has begun, focused on rebuilding economies to be more resilient in a world of longer, more complex conflicts – not just on armaments.

When Nigeria bombs a market, it’s a tragedy. When Israel does, it’s a cause - opinion

BY SHIMON COHEN — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

According to Amnesty and multiple international reports, Nigerian military strikes have repeatedly caused mass civilian casualties over several years. Yet the story landed with an almost eerie quiet.

The rabbis attacking Israel’s courts are attacking Religious Zionism - opinion

BY ELAD CAPLAN — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

The very ethos of Religious Zionism is integration: to bridge the sacred and the worldly, and to play an integral role in building the State of Israel.

Jerusalem Pride turned a divided city into a celebration of belonging - opinion

BY SARINA WIESEL — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Jerusalem Pride is for those of us who believe in the dignity of every human being, regardless of who they love, how they pray, or where they come from.

Despite media hype, Trump and Netanyahu remain united on Middle East - opinion

BY MICAH HALPERN — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:01 GMT

It is a serious mistake for anyone, especially Iran and Hezbollah, to think that this squabble means that the Trump White House is wavering on support for Israel.

Netanyahu looked downtrodden, like a 'kid who lost his balloon' during press statement - opinion

BY BEN CASPIT — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:43:07 GMT

The prime minister's tenure demonstrates a blend of personal political survival and complex regional pressures, leaving Israel with few clear paths to long-term security.

Israel strikes back at Iran's attempt to shape a new reality in the Middle East - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:18 GMT

Had Israel absorbed Iran's latest missile attack without responding, a new and dangerous equation in the region would have begun to emerge.

Israel's enemies are my enemies, so why can't Democrats see that? - opinion

BY BRIANNA WU — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:38:15 GMT

The left and right urgently need to work together to tell Americans the truth about theocratic Islam and the threat it poses to both our countries.

Testing EU-Israel relations - opinion

BY NEVILLE TELLER — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

The political mood across much of Europe is too far gone for the EU’s strong criticism of Israel.

Iran is betting that regional escalation will improve its deal with Trump - opinion

BY UZI RABI — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:15:09 GMT

Iran’s latest barrages are not just retaliation, they are a warning that any agreement ignoring Tehran’s interests will carry a price.

Smotrich parade row exposes deep divide among American Jews - opinion

BY SHERWIN POMERANTZ — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

NYC Israel Day Parade controversy highlights growing tensions within global Jewish communities.

Israel, Ireland, and the uneasy politics of international soccer - opinion

BY NIGEL LITHMAN — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

“Some people believe football [soccer] is a matter of life and death… I can assure you it is much more important than that.”

Iran's missiles over Israel are telling a larger story - opinion

BY ERFAN FARD — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:28:48 GMT

The current conflict — the first war of the post-Khamenei era — is more than another confrontation with Tehran. It is a sign that the regional order born in 1979 is beginning to unravel.

Paris misreads Israeli reality: Sanctioning settlers won't bring Palestinian statehood - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:51:59 GMT

If the Europeans hope their sanctions will bend Israel’s will, they are deeply misreading the Israeli public. Such actions will be used in the upcoming election campaign to bolster the Right.

An unbounded revolution: The power of the Iranian diaspora - opinion

BY FARID ALAMDAR — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Iranian diaspora communities abroad are amplifying pressure on Tehran, but sustaining momentum for change is proving difficult.

Israel’s policy on the future of Gaza, West Bank - opinion

BY SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:00:01 GMT

But what is Israel’s long-term policy in the Gaza Strip? There was short-lived enthusiasm both by Netanyahu and the rest of the government about Trump’s Middle East Riviera program in Feb 2025.

Jewish patients in Britain feared going to the doctor. That should alarm us all - opinion

BY YOSSI ERBLICH — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

A patient entering a hospital should know one thing with absolute certainty: the person treating him sees a human being first. If Jewish patients cannot trust that, Britain has a problem.

Bankrupt Iran’s regime before it bankrolls more terror - opinion

BY MIKE EVANS — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The path forward is simple: maximum pressure, maximum sanctions, and maximum economic isolation until the regime can no longer finance its agenda of terrorism.